Net migration boosted the UK population by a record 745,000 in the year to December 2022, fuelled in part by a surge in overseas professionals arriving to work in the NHS and care homes and prompting a furious response from rightwing Conservatives.
Labour accused the government of “utter failure” over its stewardship of immigration and the economy, as figures showed a record numbers of asylum seekers in hotels and big increases in visas being issued to skilled workers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the 745,000 figure for the year to December 2022 replaced a previous estimate of 606,000 after revisions were made to reflect “unexpected patterns” in migrant behaviour.
Suella Braverman, sacked last week as home secretary by Rishi Sunak, claimed the figures were “a slap in the face to the British public” and said she had unsuccessfully pushed for policies including a definitive cap on annual net migration, a near-doubling of the minimum salary for non-health or care work, and curbs on graduate and dependants’ visas.
Asked if this could mean a cut in the number of visas for people working in health and social care, he said: “I can’t get ahead of policy decisions.
We need to strike the right balance to ensure that people get the care they deserve, but equally that the system is set up correctly so it is prioritising those who benefit the UK.”
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Net migration boosted the UK population by a record 745,000 in the year to December 2022, fuelled in part by a surge in overseas professionals arriving to work in the NHS and care homes and prompting a furious response from rightwing Conservatives.
Labour accused the government of “utter failure” over its stewardship of immigration and the economy, as figures showed a record numbers of asylum seekers in hotels and big increases in visas being issued to skilled workers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the 745,000 figure for the year to December 2022 replaced a previous estimate of 606,000 after revisions were made to reflect “unexpected patterns” in migrant behaviour.
Suella Braverman, sacked last week as home secretary by Rishi Sunak, claimed the figures were “a slap in the face to the British public” and said she had unsuccessfully pushed for policies including a definitive cap on annual net migration, a near-doubling of the minimum salary for non-health or care work, and curbs on graduate and dependants’ visas.
Asked if this could mean a cut in the number of visas for people working in health and social care, he said: “I can’t get ahead of policy decisions.
We need to strike the right balance to ensure that people get the care they deserve, but equally that the system is set up correctly so it is prioritising those who benefit the UK.”
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